KUNMANARA WALKER

Kunmanara was a Pitjantjatjara woman from the Great Victoria Desert. At the time of her birth in the 1960s her family had moved away from their traditional country and relocated to Cundeelee Mission. A few years later, the British Government began testing atomic weapons at Maralinga, within the range of the Spinifex people. Kunmanara had very fond memories of life in the mission and it was the primary theme of her work.

Marie (Donna) Brown is a Cundeelee Mission baby, meaning she was born in Kalgoorlie but her parents (Cyril Brown and Dulcie Grant) were residing at Cundeelee Mission when she was born and that is where she spent her formative years. Marie moved to Tjuntjuntjara in the late 90s and has recently began painting with Spinifex Arts Project in between her job in the community Aged Care.